Two people had a lucky escape after their car left the road and crashed into a tree

Firefighters had to remove a passenger door using hydraulic cutting equipment to free the casualties, one male and one female.

North Wales Police said it does not believe the injuries are serious.

A force spokesman said that a Renault Megane had hit a tree near the A470 at Tal y Cafn between Glan Conwy and Llanrwst.

Firefighters from Llandudno and Colwyn Bay were called to the scene, half a mile from the entrance to Bodnant Garden, at 1.39pm.

Motorist Pam Messham drove past the Tal y Cafn crash site on the way north to her home in Glan Conwy.

She said that the Renault Megane car, which crashed, was heading south down the Conwy Valley on the A470 when it appeared to have veered across the road (near the Bodnant Garden turn off), at the bottom of Bodnant Hill.

It crossed the carriageway and ended up in the trees.

She said: “All I saw was the outcome. It looks like a black car went through into the trees.

“There were two fire engines, an ambulance and a couple of police cars. Police were directing traffic.

“It was absolutely smashed to smithereens. If the driver wasn’t badly hurt, they had a lucky escape.”

A North Wales fire and rescue service spokeswoman said that the ten firefighters had to use cutting equipment to release the casualties.

Earlier, emergency services were called to an accident on the A55 near Llanddulas when a Ford Galaxy apparently hit a block of wood, puncturing its tyres.